Birmingham City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Birmingham City FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Sat 25 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 45' George Byers

Juninho Bacuna 45+3' 1–1

Jordan James 81' 2–1

Siriki Dembele 15' Y

Y 32' Josh Windass

Y 37' Mallik Wilks

Y 39' Barry Bannan

Y 62' Anthony Musaba

Y 70' Djeidi Gassama

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship at St Andrew's Ground.

Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Rebecca Welch (England)
Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
Assistant 2 Mark Russell

3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-02-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-10-17 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-02-22 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-11-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Nov	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–1	W
11 Nov	Sunderland AFC	A	1–3	L
04 Nov	Ipswich Town FC	H	2–2	D
28 Oct	Southampton FC	A	1–3	L
25 Oct	Hull City AFC	H	0–2	L
21 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–1	L

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Nov	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L
11 Nov	Millwall FC	H	0–4	L
04 Nov	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L
29 Oct	Rotherham United FC	H	2–0	W
25 Oct	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	0–3	L
21 Oct	Watford FC	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Birmingham City FC host Sheffield Wednesday FC — let the battle begin!
5' It’s high time Roberto Cuesta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Controversy at the stadium! Siriki Dembele argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' Sheffield Wednesday FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
32' Josh Windass catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 32.
37' Mallik Wilks catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 37.
39' Barry Bannan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 39.
44' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Oliver Burke has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' with the perfectly-timed delivery and George Byers makes no mistake. 0-1!
48' Juninho Bacuna does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
53' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
58' Sheffield Wednesday FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
62' Sheffield Wednesday FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
64' It is a substitution in Sheffield Wednesday FC team. Anthony Musaba is replaced by Djeidi Gassama on 64 minute.
69' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield Wednesday FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
70' Poor challenge from Djeidi Gassama. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
73' A moment of madness from Djeidi Gassama on 73 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sheffield Wednesday FC will be frustrated.
78' Cody Drameh has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lee Buchanan on 78 minute.
81' Goal! Jordan James scores his 12 goal in 388 matches.
83' Time for substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Josh Windass is replaced by Bailey Cadamarteri.
88' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Ethan Laird is replaced by Marc Roberts on 88 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

1
Neil Etheridge
4
Marc Roberts ↑ 88'
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 64'
20
Gary Gardner
9
Scott Hogan
34
Ivan Sunjic
12
Cody Drameh ↑ 78'
19
Jordan James ↑ 78'
49
Romelle Donovan ↑ 88'

Coach Wayne Rooney

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

8
George Byers ↓ Ashley Fletcher 83'
10
Barry Bannan
1
Cameron Dawson
6
Dominic Iorfa
7
Mallik Wilks ↓ Marvin Johnson 64'
4
Will Vaulks
11
Josh Windass ↓ Bailey Cadamarteri 83'
20
Michael Ihiekwe
23
Akin Famewo
5
Bambo Diaby
45
Anthony Musaba ↓ Djeidi Gassama 64'

Bench

Coach Roberto Cuesta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jacob Murphy	2
Barry Bannan	2
Scott Hogan	2
Steven Fletcher	2
Che Adams	2
Lukas Jutkiewicz	2
Ike Ugbo	2
Alvaro Gimenez	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-11-11 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-11-04 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2023-10-28 Southampton FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-10-25 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Hull City AFC L 2023-10-21 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-11-11 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–4 Millwall FC L 2023-11-04 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-10-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2023-10-25 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-10-21 Watford FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.45 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.08 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC47% Draw27% Sheffield Wednesday FC26%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

53%

Birmingham City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC31% Draw48% Sheffield Wednesday FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

10.5%

0 – 0

10%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.2%

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.